Toy bank.



110.815,935. PATBNTBD MAR; 27, 1906. C. A. BAILEY. TOY BANK. APPLIGATION FILED APR. 10, 1905.

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CHARLEs A. BAILEY, OE CRoMwELL, CONNECTICUT, AssrGNOR To THE NATIONAL NOVELTY CORPORATION or wEsTEiELD, NEW YORK, A

CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TOY BANK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 27, 1906.

Applicationliled April 10, 1905. Serial No. 254,685. i

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLEs A. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cromwell, in the county of Middlesex, State of and has for its principal object to provide a novel and attractive device of simple construction in which a miniature boat or toboggan is employed to force a coin into the bank,

a further object being -to add to the attractiveness of the device by the addition of movable igures in the boat or toboggan.

A still further obj ect of the invention is to provide a device of this character in which the parts are adjusted for catching and tilting the movable member or boat only after a coin has been forced into the bank, and, further, to `utilize the coin as a meansfor the transmission of motion to the arts.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a structure of this type which may be packed in small compass for shipment or storage purposes.

With these and other objects in view, asa

will more fully hereinafter appear, the invention consists in the novel constructon and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims,. it being understood thatl various changes in the form and roportions of partsy maybe made without epar-ting from the spirit or sacriiicing any of the advantages vof thejinvention.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is i a perspective view of a toy bank constructed in accordance with the invention, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the Si lar numerals ofreference are employed to indicatecorresponding parts throughout i both fi ures of the drawings,

f inclined plane having a coin-slot through The evice forming the subject ofl the pres- 'ent invention is inv the form of a mlnlature shoot the chutes or toboggan-slide, the

boat or toboggan.

The casing or money-receptacle is formed of cast metal or other material, including a' bottom 10, triangular sides 11, an inclined top 12, and a back piece` 13, all connected by the usual flanges and tongues and locked together by screws or other securing members.

The eXtreme upper ends of the sides 12 are provided with perforatedears 14, in which is pivotal-ly'mounted a,plate 12, forming. an eX- tension of 'the inclined to sired length of slide, the p ate-being ivoted, so that it may be folded down para lel with the back to economize'space' for transportation or stora e. rlhe lower face of this plate carries a sl" ably-mounted bolt 16, which when the plate is adjustedV to operative posit1on 1s projected through a recess or slot at the under side of the top 12, thus locking said plate in position. The top 12 and plate 12 sition by gravity, and between the lugs is formed a recess 24 for a purpose hereinafter descrlbed.

recess 25, in which fits a lug 26 on the bottom of the slidable member and normally retains about midway the length of the top 12 is a slot 27, and in advance of thisis a recessor depression 28, the top plate at this point having apair of spaced coin-rests 29, soarra'nged that in connection with a movable rest 30 the'upper edge of the 'coin will be held in the path of movement of the lug 26 on the slidable member.

p ,At-a point `within the coin-receptacleand to secure the dethe 'top of the back piece and bears against are each provided with a raised central portion 18 and side flanges or tracks 19 to form In the forward end or bow of the boat animal, these normally being retained 1n po-l Near the eXtreme top of the plate 12 is a .iwhich the coin is forcedlby the descending p the latter at the top of the chute. v At a point 1 roo preferably formed integral with the top 12 is a pair of pivot-lugs 32, carrying a lever 33, one arm of which is extended to form the coin-rest 30, and a finger 34, while the other end carries a counterpoise 35 of suflicient weight to normally maintain the movable coin-rest in position against the lower face of the top 12.

The opposite side members 11 have bearing-openings for the reception of a transversely-extending spindle 40, having two flat faces 40a and carrying or formed integral with two arms 41 and 42. The lower arm 41 is bent to form a hook that extends up through a slot 43 near the bottom of the chute and in the path of the slidable member 20. The

`rearwardly-extending arm 42 is counterweighted and is disposed immediatelyT below the finger 34.

Secured to the base 10 is a leaf-spring 45, the free end ofwhich is arranged in contact with the spindle 40 and by engagement with one or other of the flat faces thereof holds the hook member in either raised or lowered position.

I/Vhen the parts are adjused for operation, the lug 26 of the slidable member rests in the notch 25 near the top of the chute and the coin is held by the rests 29 and 30 with its upper edge in the path of movement of said lug. The hook is depressed and is held down by engagement of the spring with one of the ilat faces 40a of the spindle 40. The slidable member is then started by raising it until the lug 26 is free from the recess or notch 25. As the slidable member descends lug 26 will strike the coin and move it forcibly against the rest 30, the latter moving down to permit the entrance of the coin to the recep-l tacle. This downward movement is transmitted through the finger 34 to the arm 42, and the hook 41 is raised into the path of movement of the descending member 20, being retained in elevated position by engagement of the spring 45 with the second of the flat faces 40EL of spindle 40.

The recessed face of the movable member engages the hook, and as the descent of the member is suddenly checked the acquired momentum will carry the iigure 23 over on its pivots. The parts are manually replaced, hook 41 rbeing depressed and again held by the spring 45.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a toy bank, a receptacle the top of which forms Van inclined plane, a slidable member on said plane and rests for the support of a coin adjacent to a slot in the plane, 1rnd in the path of movement of said mem- 2. In a toy bank, a receptacle, an inclined plane having a coin-slot, coin-rests adjacent to the slot, one of the rests being movable,

and a slidable member mounted on the plane and arranged to engage a coin supported by the rests.

3. In a toy bank, an inclined plane having a coin-slot, a pivotally-mounted coin-rest adjacent thereto, a slidable member, mounted on the plane and movable over the coinrest, and a slide-arresting member movable to operative position by downward movement of the coin-rest.

4. In a toy bank, an inclined plane having a coin-slot, a pivoted lever, a coin-rest carried thereby and arranged adjacent to the slot, a slidable member mounted on the plane and movable over the coin-rest, and a twoarmed lever pivoted below the plane, one arm being engaged by the coin-rest-carrying lever, and the other being movable into the path ofthe slidable member.

5. In a toy bank, an inclined plane having a coin slot, a slidable member, and means operable by engagement of the member with the coin for arresting movement of said member.

6. In a toy bank, a movable coin-engaging member, and means operable by engagement of the coin with said member for arresting its movement.

7. Inra toy bank, an inclined plane having a coin-slot, a slidable member guided by the plane, a pivotally-mounted figure carried by the member, and means operable by the engagement of said member with a coin for arresting movement of the member, the acquired momentum of the figures causing further movement of the latter.

8. In a toy bank, a receptacle, an inclined plane formin the top of said receptacle and provided witi a coin-slot, a lever pivoted within the receptacle and having at one end a coin-rest and a movable finger, and provided at the opposite end with a counterweight, a spindle journaled in the walls of the receptacle and provided with a plurality of fiat faces, aspring engaging therewith, an arm projecting from the spindle and arranged to be engaged by the finger, and a second hooked arm carried by the 4spindle and movable through a slot at the lower portion of the plane and a movable member slid- ,ably mounted on said inclined plane, suhstantially as described,

9, In a toy bank, a receptacle the top of which is arranged at an angle to the horizontal, a pivoted plate movable to a Iposition in alinement with the top and formingl in connection therewith an inclined plane, means for locking the plate in position and a coinengaging member slidably mounted on said inclined plane, j

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHAS, A. BAILEY.

Witnesses:

PERCY. FRANois, ARTHUR BOARDMAN.

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